Pastor Palangyos titled the blog Lutheran Cowboys Philippines because of our admiration for traditional country music and our farming backgrounds. American traditional country music is popular in the Philippines' highlands where much of our current mission efforts are.
Our logo, designed by Rovi Estrada, consists of a cowboy riding a carabao.
Carabao (water ox), the symbol of hard work, patience, strength and considered by many to be the national animal of the Philippines has been used by man in numerous accounts of recorded history in the Philippines.
The Murillo Velarde Map published in 1734 depicts the carabao as an integral part of the Filipino life used as a domesticated animal in the fields and as a means of transportation similar to horses and camels.
"Blessed [are] ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth [thither] the feet of the ox and the ass. " Isaiah 32:20
Carabao are used in a method of farming called payatak described by Professor Abe V. Rotor, "This is a local version of zero tillage. No plowing, no harrowing. A herd of carabaos trample of the soil until it turns puddle, then the one-month old seedlings are transplanted. No spray, no fertilizer. This is natural farming in the marginal sense, a carryover of traditional farming."
"Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox." Proverbs 14:14
“Our carabaos do not reproduce as fast as we slaughter them,” says Dr. Libertado C. Cruz, one of the country’s foremost animal scientists. “If we allow this trend to continue, our carabao population will soon be practically eliminated.”
After World War II the majority of the Philippines' carabao population had been decimated from Japanese policy slaughtering the carabao as a food source. The USDA reports the "carabeef has 41% less cholesterol, 92% less fat and 56% fewer calories than beef."
In response to the dwindling numbers of carabao the Philippine Government issued EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 626 October 21, 1980 that the slaughtering of carabaos and buffaloes is hereby prohibited except under certain condition.
Our logo, designed by Rovi Estrada, consists of a cowboy riding a carabao.
Carabao (water ox), the symbol of hard work, patience, strength and considered by many to be the national animal of the Philippines has been used by man in numerous accounts of recorded history in the Philippines.
The Murillo Velarde Map published in 1734 depicts the carabao as an integral part of the Filipino life used as a domesticated animal in the fields and as a means of transportation similar to horses and camels.
Carabao are used in a method of farming called payatak described by Professor Abe V. Rotor, "This is a local version of zero tillage. No plowing, no harrowing. A herd of carabaos trample of the soil until it turns puddle, then the one-month old seedlings are transplanted. No spray, no fertilizer. This is natural farming in the marginal sense, a carryover of traditional farming."
"Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox." Proverbs 14:14
“Our carabaos do not reproduce as fast as we slaughter them,” says Dr. Libertado C. Cruz, one of the country’s foremost animal scientists. “If we allow this trend to continue, our carabao population will soon be practically eliminated.”
After World War II the majority of the Philippines' carabao population had been decimated from Japanese policy slaughtering the carabao as a food source. The USDA reports the "carabeef has 41% less cholesterol, 92% less fat and 56% fewer calories than beef."
In response to the dwindling numbers of carabao the Philippine Government issued EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 626 October 21, 1980 that the slaughtering of carabaos and buffaloes is hereby prohibited except under certain condition.
During my time in the Philippines I saw several carabao in the fields on my travel to Baguio from Manila. A rural farm family had a carabao pictured below with Judah - they treated us to fresh fruit and water during our hiking trip through the mountains.
excellent cowboy... very educational
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